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Have you heard the good news?

Not only do Matt and I talk about all the exciting stuff going on in the world of comics (X-MEN! MCU Spider-Man News! Crisis on Infinite Earths!), but there’s also a fun/special milestone discussed at the very beginning of the show!

Lots of good times in this one and no mess-em-ups!

Matt’s Reading Order Helix Drawing

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Let us know what comics you’re enjoying, your ideas for Spider-Man: Homestyle, and anything else you think we should know in the comments!

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Whatta revoltin’ development

This week, Matt & I are back to have a number of shockingly out of date (but still fun and/or salty!) discussions about comics you’ve probably already forgotten!

We talk about Grant Morrison’s Green Lantern, Cosmic Ghost Rider, Batman ’66 on Blu-ray, Shazam, the X-Men, and a whole bunch more!

Can your heart stand the shock and wonder of this our 15th incredible episode of Comics Rule Everything Around Me!

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Please enjoy this wonderful video about the Jeff Smith Shazam! series we discuss in this week’s episode!
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The show is on Patreon!

Support KICTM to get fun rewards, behind the scenes stuff, early access to episodes, and all new shows about all kinds of things you love!

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Email the show with your questions, comments, concerns and whatever else at keepitclosetomepodcast@gmail.com!

YOU COULD BE SPIDER-MAN!

We’re back with an all-new episode and we’re talking all about Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse!

This movie was AMAZING and we had a great time talking about it!

Also covered in this episode: some other topics! 

But mostly, it’s just about Into the Spider-Verse.

I made a Spider-Gif

Let us know what you think and, by all means, let a friend know if you enjoy it!

SHOW NOTES!

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Corey Smithmier did the show’s closing music “Let’s Be Friends Again: The Series Theme Song”. Corey’s got a band called Strange Wave Connection and you should check them out!

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The show is on Patreon!

Support KICTM to get fun rewards, behind the scenes stuff, early access to episodes, and all new shows about all kinds of things you love!

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Follow Chris on Twitter: @thechrishaley

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Email the show with your questions, comments, concerns and whatever else at keepitclosetomepodcast@gmail.com!

Welcome to 2019!

My good buddy Matt Drane and I are back talking about all kinds of things!

As you can see from the cover, there’s an in-depth look at the latest Captain Marvel trailer, a lot of comic movie talk, the imagined frustrations of writing big time comics, and how reading comics can be like riding the world’s worst roller-coaster!

SHOW NOTES!

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Corey Smithmier did the show’s closing music “Let’s Be Friends Again: The Series Theme Song”. Corey’s got a band called Strange Wave Connection and you should check them out!

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Support KICTM to get fun rewards, behind the scenes stuff, early access to episodes, and all new shows about all kinds of things you love!

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It’s our 27th episode!

This week my buddy Matt Drane is back and we talk about Super Smash Bros, Ant-Man & The Wasp, Avengers 4 (aka Endgame) rumors, Batman: The Animated Series, the return of Young Justice, the DC Universe streaming entertainment platform, a Superman video game that will probably never get made, and a bunch of other stuff. You’d honestly be better off just listening to the episode at this point.

We hope you enjoy it!

SHOW NOTES!

Please watch this tribute to Captain America in the MCU and just try to say he’s not the absolute best of the best of the best.

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Corey Smithmier did the show’s closing music “Let’s Be Friends Again: The Series Theme Song”. Corey’s got a band called Strange Wave Connection and you should check them out!

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The show is on Patreon!

Support KICTM to get fun rewards, behind the scenes stuff, early access to episodes, and all new shows about all kinds of things you love!

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Follow Chris on Twitter: @thechrishaley

Follow Keep It Close To Me on Twitter: @KICTMpodcast!

Email the show with your questions, comments, concerns and whatever else at keepitclosetomepodcast@gmail.com!

It’s our 26th episode!

This week we talk about the Venom movie, the Spider-Man game, and ask ourselves what we would do with “spider-powers”!

All of this plus a brief history of the Friday the 13th movie series, praise for Halloween (2018), and much more!

We hope you enjoy it!

Let us know if we got things wrong, what you would do with spider-powers, and anything else that springs to mind while listening to this episode!

SHOW NOTES!

Follow Matt on Twitter why don’t you?

Corey Smithmier did the show’s closing music “Let’s Be Friends Again: The Series Theme Song”. Corey’s got a band called Strange Wave Connection and you should check them out!

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The show is on Patreon!

Support KICTM to get fun rewards, behind the scenes stuff, early access to episodes, and all new shows about all kinds of things you love!

Download the episode and Subscribe on iTunes!

Follow Chris on Twitter: @thechrishaley

Follow Keep It Close To Me on Twitter: @KICTMpodcast!

Email the show with your questions, comments, concerns and whatever else at keepitclosetomepodcast@gmail.com!

It’s our 25th episode!

WARNING: I start this episode by saying it’s going to be another episode of Comics Rule Everything Around Me, but this turns out to not be the case, and it is instead a new episode of plain ol’ Keep It Close To Me where my buddy Matt and I talk about video games!

We talk about a lot of video games, actually. A lot are comic/superhero related, but there’s a surprise or two in there as well.

We also try to answer some deeply personal questions like “Does being bad at video games make you feel bad about yourself?”

We hope you enjoy it!

Let us know if we got things wrong, what video games you love, and anything else that springs to mind while listening to this episode!

SHOW NOTES!

Here’s an excruciating playthrough of the first level of Superman 64 and a fun video about the history of how one of the worst games of all time happened.

If you’ve never seen it, here’s the Super Mario Bros. 3 commercial I mention this episode. It really pulls off the double magic trick of making SMB3 seem both exciting and like a very big deal without showing a second of gameplay.

Superman for the Nintendo! What could go wrong?

A lot!

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The show is on Patreon!

Support KICTM to get fun rewards, behind the scenes stuff, early access to episodes, and all new shows about all kinds of things you love!

Download the episode and Subscribe on iTunes!

Follow Chris on Twitter: @thechrishaley

Follow Keep It Close To Me on Twitter: @KICTMpodcast!

Email the show with your questions, comments, concerns and whatever else at keepitclosetomepodcast@gmail.com!

This week: This episode had horrible CGI flying robot monkeys in it.

That is literally all you need to know.

There’s also some Avengers: Infinity War talk in there, and a very sweet story about my niece who is adorable.

We hope you enjoy it!

Show Notes!

Click on the incredibly snazzy cover above to learn more about The Cardboard Kingdom!

Check out the Comics, Everybody! on Supergirl Chris did if you want to learn a little more about the various versions of the Girl of Steel!

Check out all our previous (written) Supergirl episode recaps here!

Check out all of Katie’s online destinations to follow/support her: Twitter // Website // Patreon // Podcast // Comic

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The show is on Patreon!

Support KICTM to get fun rewards, behind the scenes stuff, early access to episodes, and all new shows about all kinds of things you love!

Download the episode and Subscribe on iTunes!

Follow Chris on Twitter: @thechrishaley

Follow Keep It Close To Me on Twitter: @KICTMpodcast!

Email the show with your questions, comments, concerns and whatever else at keepitclosetomepodcast@gmail.com!

It’s our 24th episode! 

And it’s even kind of a sequel to our 3rd episode: The War Civil!

This week, Matt and I talk about Avengers: Infinity War!

We had a great time talking about it for this Avenger-sized extra-long episode, but there are major spoilers, so please don’t listen until you’ve seen the movie!

Follow Matt on Twitter why don’t you?

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The show is on Patreon!

Support KICTM to get fun rewards, behind the scenes stuff, early access to episodes, and all new shows about all kinds of things you love!

Download the episode and Subscribe on iTunes!

Follow Chris on Twitter: @thechrishaley

Follow Keep It Close To Me on Twitter: @KICTMpodcast!

Corey Smithmier did the show’s closing music “Let’s Be Friends Again: The Series Theme Song”. Corey’s got a band called Strange Wave Connection and you should check them out!

Email the show with your questions, comments, concerns and whatever else at keepitclosetomepodcast@gmail.com!

It’s our 23rd episode!

Do you like hearing your questions answered?

If you answered “yes”, then this is your lucky day!

If you answered “no”, then… maybe you’ll enjoy hearing other people’s questions answered!

Some of the topics discussed include Black Panther, Chris Jericho, Green Lantern, wrestling, Abraham Lincoln, Superman comics, wrestling, cartoons, Ikea, and somehow even more wrestling!

Follow Matt on Twitter why don’t you?

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The show is on Patreon!

Support KICTM to get fun rewards, behind the scenes stuff, early access to episodes, and all new shows about all kinds of things you love!

Download the episode and Subscribe on iTunes!

Follow Chris on Twitter: @thechrishaley

Follow Keep It Close To Me on Twitter: @KICTMpodcast!

Corey Smithmier did the show’s closing music “Let’s Be Friends Again: The Series Theme Song”. Corey’s got a band called Strange Wave Connection and you should check them out!

Email the show with your questions, comments, concerns and whatever else at keepitclosetomepodcast@gmail.com!